Mixed media

I love it Mark! Leather and wood…a match made in heaven!

Thank you very much Russ! As with turning, leather tooling is an ongoing learning process.

Tell about the process with leather, has it been tanned, is that the term to use?

Charlie, yes, it is Vegetable tanned leather. If you want to tool leather, that’s what you want. I use 4oz which is about 1/4” thick for tooling. The process of tooling is a discipline within itself and one I am yet to become proficient. In short, cut your shape to be tooled. Wet it to the correct amount of moisture. Transfer your pattern to the leather. Cut pattern with swivel knife. Tool it using all those nice tools you bought. Seal it. Dye it. Finish of your choice. Nothing to it!

Do u have a picture of the tools, I remember a six week course in 8th grade in shop, seems we stamped the leather.

Love mixed media, beautiful!

Charlie Knighton said:

Do u have a picture of the tools, I remember a six week course in 8th grade in shop, seems we stamped the leather.

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Charlie, I’m not computer savvy enough to figure out how to post a pic to this thread. Yes, the 8th grade shop class was stamping. Tooling is a whole different animal. Tooling tools; 3 different size mallets. swivel knives. I have 3. Bevelers, I have 3 different sets of 3. Shaders, have about 10. Veiners, have 4 sizes. Undercutters, 2 sets of 3. Various seeders, mules feet and a dozen others. Plus most of the common stamping tools for borders. The cost per each is much more than the Tandy stuff we used in shop. Much better tools.

Ted Pelfrey said:

Love mixed media, beautiful!

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Ted, thank you very much! I must admit, when someone comes to the “studio” to shop, the wood/leather bowls and basket illusion really catches their attention. I don’t do shows. All of my sales are word of mouth.